Handle for container bails



Sept. 7,1926. I

Y J. J. ENGELMAN HANDLE FOR CONTAINER BAILS Filed April 28, 1926Qwuentoo Patented Sept. 7, 1-92 iTUN-IQTED STATES i JOSEPH JOHNENGELMAN, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, nssrenon T0 coiv'rmnn'ran can COMPANY,Inc, on NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION on NEW YORK. V

HANDLE non CONTAINER BAIL'S.

Application filed April 28, 1926. Serial No. 105,299.

The invention relates to new and useful.

improvements in handles for container bails, and more" particularly to ahandle which may be connected to ordisconnected from the bail after thebail is attached to the container. j

An object of the invention is to provide a handle having rolled beadsalong the side I edges thereof for strengthening the handle andprotecting the hand of the carrier, which handle is also provided withslots adjacent the ends thereof leading to the side edges of the handleso that the bail may be inserted into the slot and thus the handleattached to the bail.

In the drawings which show by way of illustration one embodiment of theinvention- I Figure 1 is an edge view of a handle embodying theimprovements, showing the handle applied to the bail of the container;

Fig. 2 is a detail view of one end of the handle and showing the sameapplied to the bail of the container, and

. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one end of the handle, and showing indotted lines the bail as connected thereto.

In the carrying out of the invention, a metal blank is provided havingthe side edges thereof substantially parallel, and the edge portions arerolled to form protecting and strengthening beads for the handle. Thehandle is curved intermediate the ends thereof to conform to thecurvature of the bail. Adjacent each end of the handle there is alongitudinal slot and a transverse slot leads from the side edge of thehandle into the I longitudinal slot. The metal at the end of the handleis curved so as to conform to and overlie the hail of the container. Thebail of the container is inserted through the slots and overlies thehandle intermediate the slots, then passes through the slots and thehandle itself overlies the bail at the ends.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, the improved handle isindicated at 1 and consists of a blank of sheet metal 2, the side Havingthus described edges of which are substantially parallel, and the edgeportions are rolled to form hollow beadsfS, 3. These beads are spacedfrom each other and are for the purpose of protecting the hand of theone carrying the 'container, and also for the purpose of strengtheningthe handle. Adjacent each end of the bail, there is a longitudinal slot4. This lonfr gitudinal slot is located betweenthe beads 3, 3, and isofslightly greater width thanv the diameter of the bail. Leading intothe longitudinal slot is a transverselslot 5. This transverse slot cutsthrough the hollow head 3, thus forming an open slot throughwhich thebail may be inserted into the longitu'dinal slot. The container properis indicated at 6 in the drawings, and this container is provided withsuitable ears 7 7 A wirev bail 8 engages the ears. The metal at the ends9 of the handle, is curved so as to overtit) lie and conformto the bail.The handle is curved to conform to the curvature of the bail, and thebail is inserted through these transverse slots 5 into the longitudinalslots 4. The bail underlies the curved portion 9 of the handle, andextends over thehandle between the longitudinal slots 4. When the handleis grasped,- it is raised against the bail, and thus the container iscarried.

My improved handle makes a very easy and comfortable support forcontainers having wire bails in which heavy materials are packed, suchas paint or the like. The bail V is first attached to the container, andthen the handle is attached to the bail. If necessary, the portionindicated at 10 in the drawings, of the handle, may be bent slightly toaid in the placing of the handle on the'bail, after which this portionof the handle is bent back into normal position. Thishandle 'ispreferably made of tin, and the parts 10 may readily be bent by hand.

It is obvious that minor changes in the details of construction may bemade without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth inthe appended claim.

the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters-Patent, is

A' handle for container bails comprising a V i sheet metal blank curvedto conform to the curvature of the bail, and having the side edgeportions thereof rolled to form protectingfand strengthening beads, saidblank be-- provided with transverse slots leading from one edge of theblank into the respective longitudinal slots whereby said bail can bein' serted through said transverse slots into said longitudinal slotsand placed so as to extend over said handle intermediate the endsthereof and extend under said handle at the extreme ends thereof;

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

I JOSEPH JOHN ENGELMANI

